her angelic voice was the last thing he heard, before his world completely blurred

his knees became heavier than before, trembled, causing him to fall on themselves

and before his head flipped backwards, he saw Nya's shade running towards him

fallen to the ground, still not being able to see well, tears fell quietly from his sore expression

Jay turned his head to where he was, seeing that the smile from Nadakhan's face was still not at all gone

Jay looked at him, heard his laughter directly in his head, making a tremendous loud echo

chills as soon as he felt delicate hands on his body

struggling he again set his head towards where he felt the presence

being the person Jay is, he brought on his face a smile for whoever it was, ready to divert the worry from himself

but when the view had a focus on who was in front of him, he could see the shattered expression of his girlfriend

the smile has vanished, becoming a frown of concern

she cried, without hiding

"N-Nya-" at another time, he would regret using most of his oxygen, but not today. and probably not even another day..

"No Jay, don't talk, you have to save as much oxygen as possible. and most importantly, whatever happens, don't close your eyes, it could be vital. now we would take you to the monastery and-"

"there is no more time Zane.. h-he- you h-have to hurry" Jay struggled every second. everything that came out of his mouth was more tears coming out of his eyes

"What did you do Jay?" Nya's voice trembled, almost a whisper

"I-" Jay tried, but someone else answered for him

"h-he used.. t-the poison"

"what?.. from where-" she would have asked, but it was not of great importance now

"Nya" Jay caught her attention again

Nya looked straight into his eyes, as tears innocently fell like rain

"why- why are you c-crying Nya? I d-did it.. I we-weakened him! now you just have to make the w-wish.." Jay held back the cough

"no Jay.. I can't-" she was desperate, she didn't know what to do... she didn't know if she had anything to do..

"hey Nya.. I will.. a-always be w-with you, y-you know this" he paused for breath, practically snorted "like yin and yang. we are.. p-promised forever"

and that smile, her favorite smile, was back

it was there, on his face, as if everything was affixed, as if he was not going to die in her arms

she wasn't ready

she would never be ready

life had continued to separate them once again

well, if Nya could have met in person the one who makes these choices, she would have slaughtered them with blows

but all the anger she could have, there was not

it just wasn't there

all she had was sadness and anguish

"You have to hurry-  I-do it N-Nya" he simply said, and then stop, look at her deeply in her soul

"Jay!" another voice came from behind them

revealing, once again a face of terror, only this time, it had been his best friend

behind him, yet another expression on the face of Kai, Lloyd, Pixal and all the rest of the people with them

"Jay, get up! get up now, and tell me it's all a joke and you're fine" Cole's face twisted, furrowing his eyebrows "I beg you, g-get up" he prayed

Jay just looked at him, never letting go the smile from his face

he was tremendously sorry for their reactions, he hoped that they would go ahead, finishing the mission..

"E-exactly what Cole said, get up or I'll get you up Jay!" Kai said firmly, hiding tears behind threats

"guys" He used the last part of oxygen he had. he saw his whole group around him

his family

noticing the tears in their faces

his smile slowly faded away, while an expression devoid of any feeling popped up

"thank you for everything.. you were amazing" and with that, he turned to her one last time

"I love you" Nya said, disregarding the judgment of others

a big smile on his freckled face

"I know, Nya" and thanks to the last forces that his power could give him, he said it too

"I love you too" he said softly

and it was here that he breathed his last breath. while his eyes became dead, taking away with, that special light that only he carried

Nya looked at him, hoping for the best... but unfortunately, she also saw the light disappear inside his eyes

"Jay?" her face stopped

their heart stopped

she screamed in full defeat, bringing closer to herself the lifeless body of her destiny

he opened his eyes, seeing only black on all sides

"I'm dead" he realized

"but where am I?" he hoped for someone to answer him, but apparently that voice did not arrive

he tried to walk, not knowing in which direction he was going

his vision was black, almost unable to see his hands

as if black fog enveloped him

continuing to walk, suddenly a light appeared

as if there was a spotlight hanging somewhere

he looked forward, noticing that under the light, there was someone

he approached carefully, not wanting to scare the person.. or encounter any kind of problem

it seemed as if he was walking in a circle, as if he were on a globe

seeing the person getting closer and closer, he noticed the small back he had

hesitate, he came close a little

"hey?" he simply said

but the figure did not move

or at least

did not move to his voice, exactly as if there were no one

so he tried to get a more little closer, until he got right behind his small back

from the strokes, he looked like a little boy, and he had short auburn hair

intrigued by why there was a child in a light, he tried again to somehow talk to him

"hey little one, are you okay? what are you doing here in the dark?" a slight shiver descended from the neck to the back, thinking that kid had to be alone among all this black

However, once again, the child did not respond. however, he began to utter stifled cries, as his shoulders began to tremble

and it is here, that he realized that the anonymous kid, was crying

he didn't know what to do.. and it was strange.. he was a person who always knew, somehow, what to do if someone was down, or things like this

but he felt different for him

despite this, he still stepped forward, taking another step further, bending his level

he stretched out his hand, and laid it over his back

"no no no, don't cry, everything will be fine" he continued in some way to console him

this time, the child had a reaction, responding

"why do they act like that?" the child stood still

slightly surprised that he had actually answered Jay, he looked at him confused "who?"

"they are so embarrassing" the child let the words escape

"could you tell me who?" he began to be annoyed slightly

"why do they have to treat me like that? in front of the whole school!"

"um.. I ask you again, could you tell me who?"

"ma and pa don't understand that I'm now grown up?"

and finally, he had his, long awaited, answer

"What did your parents do?" Jay asked, curious about the reason

"thanks to them, my schoolmates made fun of me"

and this, made him remember the old adventures that Jay himself had to live with his parents..

"aww.. but you don't have to put weight to these things.." Jay put his examples, and mistakes, in front of him. somehow trying to help the child's feelings "they just want to show you their love for you.."

"they are annoying! I wish I had better parents, who would leave me my space, and who would not be in front of everything!"

"hey hey! no! don't talk like that about your parents.. they don't want to hurt you.. they just want to be part of your life. and make you happy. always." a tear fell from his cheek, remembering that he had not said goodbye to his parents

"I swear I can't stand them anymore! you are the only one who can understands me Mr. cuddlewoomp.." a blue puppet appeared tightly in the arms of the child

confusion struck him more than before

he had said.. the name of his childhood plush toy?

maybe this child had taken his plush after he died

"did they overcome my death so quickly?" he asked to himself. the insecurities would continue to follow him even in the afterlife..

intrigued, still at the level of the child, he moved, looking for his face

despite the fact that the child kept his head down, consoling himself with the puppet, Jay brought his hand forward, wanting to put it under his chin

as soon as Jay raise his head, analyzing the face, he realize that that child.. was actually his child self..

he brought his hand back close to his body in a shot, remembering immediately after, like a flashback, the same words he said at the age of nine years old 

and like a glitch, the wet face wet for tears, change, becoming a more older, being able to open Jay's eyes even more wide

he had wounds on his face. he was crying and crying, in pain

now Jay knew it was really him, only at different times

the bandage covered the large bruise on his left eye, absorbing the tears on it

he clasped his arms around his own tortured body

cuts marked his whole body, along with the now dry blood stains on his torn gi

stood still, Jay look with suffering at his own past body of the worst time he had ever had

he didn't remember himself like that.. of course, he knew he was seriously hurt by the tremendous pain. but when he arrived with Nya at the lighthouse, it seemed much less.. even though he had not seen himself in the mirror while he was in the misfortune keep

but it made a certain effect in his head.. see all the blows fresh and not, inflicted in his miserable body

the continuous thought that he would be left alone.. that no one would go to save him, destined for a whole life of suffering, believing that all this was deserved..

but now Jay, he knew he had done wrong things.. but the scars he continues to bear, explained to him that it was all so wrong

that eighteen-year-old boy didn't deserve any of this. he had to live his life to the fullest, fighting the battles of the missions together with his friends, he had to be with his family

and instead, he had to stay in the cold of that cell. where he could still smell the strong smell of mold, and also the smell of his own blood on the floor

having to console himself, taking away tears from under his dark circles alone

the rays that the sun carried through the iron scratch, were taken away by a figure

the current Jay raised his eyes to the entrance

"it's time for a healthy and fun scrap 'n tap, boy"

His eyes opened wide again, returning his eyes to his past

he didn't want to. he absolutely didn't want to relive this experience

he kept his eyes tightly closed, hiding his face behind his hands, begging to leave

hearing now several sounds from those he had sadly remembered a minutes ago, he slowly opened his eyes again

carrying a frown of concern on Jay's face..

in front of him, there was the scene of his deceased body in the arms of his beloved

"Nya!" he shouted, and continued to say her name repeatedly, but with no response..

"they can't hear you" a new voice said

involuntarily bringing a little serenity into Jay's head

"who is it now?" Jay asked frustrated, but as soon as he turned around, he immediately felt guilty about the tone he used

admiring, he bowed, somehow trying to apologize

"I ask forgiveness .. it's a real honor to be able to see her" Jay said, seeing the true firt Spinjitzu's master in front of him

"oh no Jason, you don't need to ask me for forgiveness. I can understand why" his voice sounded like a sweet melody

"therefore.. It's true? am I dead?" he turned his eyes again to the scene in front of them

"unfortunately the battle prevailed, defeating both opponents"

"there is- there is anything I can do? can I help them one last time to defeat Nadakhan?" he didn't look away from Nya

"you have to know, son.. many times there is no solution for everything" with his hands quietly resting behind his back, he flanked the master of lightning

"then there is no longer any hope? this is the end?" Jay now noted the figure of his biological mother

but she did not have an expression of sadness, instead, it showed anger... hate

"why- why does she have that expression? shouldn't she be sad about my death?" Jay asked, hoping for a good answer "but what do I say.. of course she not sad.. is the same person who abandoned me"

this phrase left a certain bitterness in his head

"you're wrong, it can bring pain this kind of discovery.. but their love for you is stronger than anything else" the Master said, bringing a hint of hope to Jay's heart

he listened to him, as he shifted his gaze to the parents who raised him. they were embraced together, weeping over the body of their non-blood son..

"I don't like to see them like that.. they are the people who believed in me most of all.. is suffering"

"unfortunately death cannot be remedied naturally"

Jay continued to examine the scene, continually shifting his eyes to all sides

but, when he absent-mindedly turned his eyes to his enemy, sadness became worry..

"They're leaving hin like that! sooner the effect of the poison will fade!" Jay said out loud, hoping they could hear his voice

"they can't do anything. they don't have the wish. but you do, Jay"

Jay turned around and looked at him with a raised eyebrow in confusion

"how could it be me? I'm dead!" he regretted the tone of the answer, but he was right

"it's not an end, if you don't want it" and here, he started to make Jay feel stupid

"she said there was no solution to death.. BUT, if I don't want it's not over? what does it mean to me!?"

"I said that there was no solution to death.. normally. I can help you, but you'll have to find out what to do" he looked out of the roof floor

"what do you want to do? do you want to come with me?" he looked at Jay's eyes firmly "or prevent the end?" he asked

the first master of the Spinjitzu offered him his hand. an aura more brighter than the sun

Jay looked at his hand, hesitant of what he should do

on the one hand, he felt good in these places.. but on the other, this was not his place yet..

"you must know that this will be the last and only chance for life" he warned him

and Jay thought about it

"I made my decision"

"and what did you choose?"

looking back, Jay gave his definitive answer

the black fog he had seen previously, had covered his body, causing his vision to become blurred

His eyes flickered open, annoyed by the sun

despite the fact that he was awake, his body did not move in the slightest, even continuing to have his eyes closed. however, a glowing blue light came out of his body, bringing with him, a trail behind him

the eyes turned towards the light, stopping the desperate cries

despite not having a face in this form, he looked around, seeing the eyes set above him

he looked at Nya, and smiled at her, even though she couldn't see him. and after that, he turned around

he faced Nadakhan's body, the one that would soon have perfectly recovered, being able to get up and hurt someone else

the Djinn looked weakly at the light, having to squint his eyes from the strong reflection that he emanated

"what are you?" he asked him

he thought about it, thinking about what to say. but the words came out of his mouth by themselves

"I'm the one who will end your free life" Jay has bowed to his level, looking at him with feigned pity

"I wish you were not a Djinn" and with these simple words, his face sweats terror, realizing what he had just said

resigned, he said the only thing he could say "your wish is your.. k-keep"

orange powder covered the Djinn and the blue form, bringing a proud smile over Jay's face

soon, he became, painfully, a real human of flesh and bones, but he fainted before he could even feel a single hint of pain. becoming no longer a danger to anyone

the light, which proudly stood before the figure of Nadakhan, having no more time for freedom, he took refuge again inside his own body

Jay's body had a moment of enlightenment, which vanishes with small electric shocks

everyone looked at Jay, but this time with some hope on their faces

"Zane, is he alive?" Kai asked him, wanting real answers and not just his conviction

Zane gently lifted Jay's wrist. as soon as he hear a slight heartbeat, a huge smile appeared on his face, lifting everyone's mood
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"and what did you choose?"

"I chose to go back to them, and finish my job"

the first spinjitzu master smiled proudly at him

"you made a great choice.. I wish you a shiny and long life, Jason Gordon"

opened his eyes, feeling immediately tired

he made strength in his arms, and he rose up, sitting on the mattress

he took his hair off his face, and rubbed his eyes

he looked around, seeing the same dark and messy room he remembered a few days ago

everything had remained as he had left before. clothes on the floor.. the curtains that covered the window.. old projects stacked on top of each other.. and an empty plate, with some food residue on it, laid still on the floor, next to his bed

"have I dreamed of everything?" Jay wondered out loud, continuing to rub his eyes

maybe he was really dead... or he had just dreamed of everything

but until he verified, he wouldn't find out

therefore, he took his legs out of the blankets, and by forcing on them, he pulled himself to his feet

a strong cramp in his belly immediately mobilized him, making him regret having got up

struggling, he walked slowly to the mirror he had in his room, turned on the light, which almost killed his eyes, and then looked at himself, being able to inspect his appearance

he had the pants of a random pajamas, but he did not have a shirt, being able to notice the bandages tied from the back to the stomach, where the cause of the pain reigned

"so I didn't dream of it?" stunned by the realization, he continued to look at the bandages and his reflection repeatedly

but then, he kept his gaze fixed on his reflection, realizing another more important thing

"Nya" he simply said

and in a flash, he put on a white shirt that he randomly found on the ground, and left the room

he limped slightly, but this would not stop him, even if the pain in the stomach was becoming strong... but he didn't care

the only thought was her, and only her

he looked at the sides of his door, seeing no one

but he heard faint voices coming from not far away

so he followed them, slowly letting himself be touched by the warm rays that sprang up somewhere in the monastery

finally arrived, he could see that he had arrived in front of the living room, where all the same people as before, remained sitting in the couches, or others on the floor

he was there in front, but no one had noticed his presence... or was he really dead and that's it?..

no, it was almost impossible that he was still dead... otherwise he would be woken up inside an underground coffin.. and not on his